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Pedro Nogarotto Cembraneli
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of Neurology Santa Mônica, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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Julia Brasileiro de Faria Cavalcante
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of Neurology Santa Mônica, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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Renata Brasileiro de Faria Cavalcante
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of Neurology Santa Mônica, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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José Edison da Silva Cavalcante
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of Neurology Santa Mônica, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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Rodrigo Correia de Alcântara
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of Neurology Santa Mônica, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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Marcos Daniel Xavier
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of Neurology Santa Mônica, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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Vitor Cesar Machado
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of Neurology Santa Mônica, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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Alessandro Fonseca Cardoso
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of Neurology Santa Mônica, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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Chrystiano Fonseca Cardoso
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of Neurology Santa Mônica, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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Italo Nogarotto Cembraneli
Departament of Medicine, University Center of Mineiros, Mineiros, Goiás, Brazil
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Keywords:
Prosthesis migration, anterior cervical fusion, late complications
Abstract
Intervertebral disc disease is a common condition affecting the cervical spine, often treated with discectomy combined with anterior cervical fusion. While the technique has low complication rates, rare complications, such as cervical prosthesis migration, can occur even years after the procedure. We present a case of late migration of a cervical prosthesis with significant complications, highlighting the importance of continuous clinical follow-up.